International Joint Conference on Silicon Epitaxy and Heterostructures (IJC-Si)
(Si-MBE8)(Si-HS3)

September 12 (Sun.) - 17 (Fri.), 1999 Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel, Miyagi, Japan


TRANSPORTATION

Conference Shuttle Bus
     There will be convenient transportation from JR Sendai Station to the Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel by the Hotel Bus or Mini-coach. It takes about 70 minutes and is free of charge for conference participants.
From JR Sendai Station
To Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel 		From Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel
To JR Sendai Station
JR Sendai Station Notes Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel Notes
9/11 20:30 9/15 13:00
9/12 13:00 Only for Committee Members and Arbiters (1car) 9/17 15:30 For Regular Participants (2cars)
9/12 16:00 For Regular Participants (3cars) 9/17 16:30 For Arbiters
9/12 20:30 For Late-Arrival Persons 9/18 10:00
9/13 18:00
9/15 15:00





Sendai
     Sendai is located 350 kilometers north of Tokyo on the pacific coast of Japan. Domestic flights to Sendai from Kansai and Nagoya airports are available but not from Narita. The JR Shinkansen Express (bullet train) connects major cities in Japan, and it takes only 2 hours from Tokyo to Sendai (see the schedule). The trip from Narita Airport to Sendai takes around 2.5 - 3.5 hours by Narita Express (a shuttle between the airport and Tokyo) and Shinkansen. From Kansai International Airport, it takes only 80 minutes by air. Sendai International Airport also services six regular international destinations including Hawaii and Hong Kong. From Sendai International Airport to JR Sendai Station West Bus Pool, a public shuttle bus runs frequently. For more details, visit the website of Sendai Convention Bureau:

http://v-sendai.comminet.or.jp/~sendaicb/SCB_e.htm

Via New Tokyo International Airport (Narita)
     Participants arriving in New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport) have the following options for traveling to Sendai via Tokyo. Take either the JR Narita Express Train or a Limousine Bus to Tokyo Station. Narita Express is available at 30 minutes interval and it takes approximately 60 minutes from Narita to Tokyo Station at 2940 yen. Limousine Bus is available every 15 minutes and it takes 80 minutes at 3000 yen.
Take the JR Shinkansen Express (bullet train) from Tokyo Station to Sendai. The train is available every 15 minutes and it takes 2 hours at 10,590 yen.

See the JR Shinkansen Schedule

Check the JR East Information

Via Sendai International Airport
     A shuttle bus service is available to the Sendai Station at 910 yen. Scheduled travel time: 40 minutes.

Via JR Shiroishi Zao Station
     Public Transportation to the Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel is also available from JR Shiroishi Zao Station. Some JR Shinkansen Express (bullet trains) from Tokyo stop at Shiroishi Zao Station (see the schedule). A Miyagi-Kotsu Bus runs between the JR Shiroishi Zao Station and the Tohgatta Springs Bus Terminal. If you telephone the front desk of Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel (34-3600) from the bus terminal; they will make arrangements to pick you up. You will be able to check the Bus schedule. A few buses are scheduled to go further through the Sandou-Iriguchi Bus Stop, which is within 3 minutes walk from the Miyagi Zao Royal Hotel.
A taxi from JR Shiroishi Zao Station to the Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel will cost approximately \6,000.